To report a spill of oil, chemicals or other substance, please call us on the number above for advice and/or to mobilise us to site. Your call will be forwarded to an ITOPF Technical Adviser who
Notification of spills should be made to the nearest HM Coastguard Rescue Centre. MCA Counter Pollution & Response (for Oil & HNS) The Maritime & Coastguard Agency Spring Place 105
On 12th May 1976 the tanker URQUIOLA struck bottom on entering the port of La Coruña and began leaking oil. It was estimated that 100,000 tonnes of Arabian Light crude oil was spilt during this
For the Caribbean Sea: Comando Naval del Caribe Santo Tomás de Castilla Izabal Tel: +502-7948 3127 Tel: +502-7948 3127 For the Pacific Ocean: Comando Naval del Pacífico Puerto Quetzal
This paper describes commonly used shoreline clean-up techniques and provides advice on which are best suited to each stage of operations for a range of different shoreline types.
In order to better understand the practice of dispersant use, a review has been undertaken of marine oil spills over a 10 year period (1995 – 2005), looking in particular at variations between
